Â The art, by Brent Anderson, though quirky in spots, is dead on, making certain that Beautie’s proportions and joints work exactly the way the doll who inspires her does (trust me, I have a four year old, there’s a B — – doll six inches from my foot right now …) Âand I simply love the hero designs he and Alex Ross create.

Just when the ground was making appearances in spots or small areas partous after being continuously covered by snow for over a month, along came seemingly endless rain making the snow a mushy covering hiding or revealing slush which itself is retarding the flow of the thin layer of water beneath.